Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-19

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Aleza. GAZETTE

Especial Correspondence OF the A!e4a. dAz6TTE-J
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 10, 1887.
The friends OF exrepIesentstive ): Il.
Tucker, of Virginia. say he was offered the
Turkish n9;ssion, also the place of consul
general to Paris, but that the salary OF nell
Their was sufficient to warrant his leaving
the country at his time of life. 1t was sup
posed that Mr.. Tucker would have been
offered a place on the Pacific railway COM
mission, where he would have drawn sala-
ry of 50 ,000 and have had easy and agreea-
Bile employment.
A private letter received here yesterday
SAYS representative O'Ferrall, of the Rock
ingham district, Virginia, will be here TO-
day. A private telegram from representa-
tive Lee, of the Alexandria district, says his
wife is sick and he can't be here until the
Doth.
Senator Daniel aud Congressman Bar.
bour, of Virginia, called on the President
to-day to recommend the promotion OF
Judge Goolrick, of Fredericksburg. Virginia,
who now holds a government Office here.
The same gentlemen also called upon public
nrinter BENEDICT and asked him to spare
Mr.. Davies, of Manassas, Virginia, In the
official slaughter of VirginisDs now in prog
ress at the government printing office. Inc
public printer says Virginia has more
| than her quota of the places at his disposal,
and doesn't seem able to get into his heao
the fact that most of the employees charged
m Virginia are republicans and were ap.
ponted upon the recommendations OF Fa-
publicans.
General Mahone's circular has been print
ed. 1t is signed Malone" and has as an
appendix speech delivered by republican
member of the House named Payne, OF New
York. 1t is said the circular was prepared
by ex.auditor Brown Allen, now clerk IN
the Office of the Secretary Of the U. 5. Sen
ate.
Mai. Bev. Tucker has arrived here from
Norfolk. While on a visit TO his son IN
Norfolk he was quite sick, but has entirely
recovered.
The name of Judge Keith and that of ex-
Congressman ]. r. Tucker, of Virginia, are
| spoken of in connection with the successor
| ship of Judge Cartier, Of this city, but 1t ls
said the place will be given to man from
Illinois.
James Dore has been appointed store
keeper and gauger in the internal revenue
service in Augusta county, va.
The contract for the gas fixtures for the
public building at Harrisonbu.g, Va, has
| boen awarded to Baltimore dealer.
| SlTduR0 us ~ uoJ oPPSs'At VIZ o' >
attendance of lawyers and spectators upon
the daily Sc: sions of the U. S. Supreme
Court, except on Mondays, when decisions
are rendered, is less than that on county
courts in Virginia Senator Vest, one ofthe
most distingu shed lawyers in the country
argued case before that court to day, but
when the GAZETTEs correspondent looked
in the attendance consisted of about half q
dozen lawyers and half q score of men and
! women in the spectators seats.
People from Boston now here say Virginia
bonds can be bought at all the towns from
| New York to their city at cheap rates, not
because they are counterfeit, but because it
is thought Virginia has repudiated them
The bonds referred 10 are the Riddleberger
bonds printed by the Kendall bank note
company, which The Mahoneites refused to
accept after ordering them, but which Vir
ginia had to pay for
Senator Gail. of Florida, who is now here,
says if Senator Jones had gone back to bis
State be would have been re elected without
any trouble. The impression among Flor
idiaus here is that OK Gov. Bloxham will be
elected ex Senator Joness successor. Gov
ernor Blo1ham is native of Fairfax county
Virginia, where he has relatives now living
| All tho members of the Pacific Railway Com
mission are expected here to-day. As soon as
they rest they will organize and prepare for bust
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